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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 15, 2009 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ?a -Q <br />SUBJECT: Orange County Arts Grant Recipients <br />DEPARTMENT: Orange County Arts PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />Commission <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Copy of Awards to be Distributed <br />"Specific Attendee List to Follow" <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Martha Shannon, 245-2335 <br />PURPOSE: To present checks to local organizations receiving 2009 Orange County Arts <br />Grants. <br />BACKGROUND: The Orange County Arts Commission grants funds to local nonprofit <br />organizations doing art-related programming from funds received from state government <br />through the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council. Funds are distributed <br />for arts programming in all arts disciplines. Each grant recipient must match the grant amount in <br />order to receive funding. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: A total of $32,437 in state funds is being awarded for arts programming <br />provided by outside organizations. This action represents apass-through of state funds and has <br />no financial impact on Orange County. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim Manager recommends that the Board acknowledge the <br />local recipients of the awards during the September 15, 2009 meeting with the presentation of <br />checks by the Board Chair. <br />